Bank Holidays in West Bengal in 2017

Bank Holidays in West Bengal in 2017 : As other offices have holidays similarly Banks in India also have a few holidays every year. From some time, apart from the usual holidays bank employees in India also get an off on 2nd and 4th Saturdays of every month. So, in every month on 1st, 3rd and 5th Saturday the bank is operational and on 2nd and 4th Saturdays the banks in India remain closed. In this Article we have listed all the Bank Holidays in West Bengal State in 2017.

List of Bank Holidays in West Bengal in 2017

According to the Circular of IBA / Government Notification the dates mentioned below will be observed as holidays in Banks in the West Bengal State of India.

Name of Festival

Date

Day

Birthday of Swami Vivekananda

12-Jan-17

Thursday

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanati

23-Jan-17

Monday

Republic Day

26-Jan-17

Thursday

Basant Panchami / Sri Panchami (Saraswati Puja)

01-Feb-17

Wednesday

Doljatra / Holika Dahan

12-Mar-17

Sunday

Good Friday

14-Apr-17

Friday

Dr Ambedkar Jayanti

14-Apr-17

Friday

Bengali New Year’s Day

14-Apr-17

Saturday

May Day

01-May-17

Monday

Guru Rabindranath’s Birthday

09-May-17

Monday

Ramazan / Idu’l Fitr

26-Jun-17

Monday

Independence Day

15-Aug-17

Tuesday

Bakri Id / Idu’l Zuha

02-Sep-17

Saturday

Mahalaya

19-Sep-17

Tuesday

Durga Puja / Dussehra(Maha Saptami)

27-Sep-17

Wednesday

Durga Puja / Dussehra(Maha Asthami)

28-Sep-17

Thursday

Durga Puja / Dussehra(Maha Navami)

29-Sep-17

Friday

Durga Puja / Dussehra(Vijaya Dashami)

30-Sep-17

Saturday

Muharram

01-Oct-17

Sunday

Mahatma Gandhi’s

02-Oct-17

Monday

Lakshmi Puja

05-Oct-17

Thursday

Naraka Chaturdashi / Kali Puja

19-Oct-17

Thursday

Guru Nanak Jayanti

04-Nov-17

Saturday

Christmas Day

25-Dec-17

Monday

** The holidays are subject to the appearance of moon.

Important Note: The 2nd Saturday and 4th Saturday of every month are declared as a public holiday for banks in India. And the above list is applicable to all the banks in India.